Fires Creek

I re-read Allen's trip reports after my first run of Fires Ck (March 6th 2011) and couldn't describe it better:

http://www.allenpogue.com/NorthCarolina.html

It's gorgeous. All the wood around blind corners makes it scary. Otherwise it's a blast. USGS Nantahala had peaked at 1,400cfs a few hours earlier. Fires was dropping gradually, so it may have peaked about the same time. Wonderful, near-bankfull level.